NATIONAL LEAGUE

By David Richardson

SMILES BETTER: Harrogate’s Ryan Fallowfield, left, and George Thomson
PICTURE: Matt Kirkham

A MILD Sunday in September proved to be the turning point of Harrogate Town’s season.
Less than 24 hours earlier, Simon Weaver had seen his side, languishing in 18th in the National League, earn a point at Maidenhead United, but standards had fallen below par.
The level-headed Town boss spent his day off analysing the match, picking out 68 examples of off-the-ball scenarios where his players lacked energy before sitting them down on Monday morning t...